Day 15 Water, water everywhere

…but not a drop to…
Our position - N09º33’ X W124º47 in NE wind still with 8 to 10 foot following sea.
All water is not the same. When salt water dries, it leaves a sticky surface that transfers eventually to everything. It also absorbs water from the atmosphere making things like bedding feel damp.
There are 3 sources of fresh water on the boat - what we brought with us in the tank, what we can make from sea water when the engine is running to power the water maker and what falls from the sky.
There has been no rain since we left PV 15 days ago and it seems every surface is sticky and every fabric is damp. Today we uses some of our fresh water from the tank to do laundry and to clean the inside of the boat. Somehow, it still is not enough and stickiness reigns.
Yesterday, we took a salt water bath on deck and rinsed with fresh water. While we may be clean, the soap never quite gets sudsy in the salt water and it still leaves a slightly sticky residue. Maybe a rain dance would help.
Fish & turtles - In lieu of the rain dance we caught two tuna and a wahoo. We kept the largest tuna and had a marvelous sushi dinner. We expect that our photo record of the wahoo will be enough to win the largest fish competition with No Regrets. (see the photo page Fishing) While we were eating a 3 foot diameter sea turtle swam by going eastward. We wondered what he was doing all alone and over a thousand miles from any land. I guess that’s what turtles do.
Waves - Toward evening, we sat on the deck and watched the succession of 10 foot waves come up behind us and pass under the boat. (see Big Waves photo page). They were like a hoard of strangers who never gave us a glance but continued hurrying on their way to some important appointment far away.
The feeling of being on top of the wave looking far off to the horizon was like being on a mountain top and surveying the ground way below.
Dolphins - Just as the sun was setting we saw a pod of dolphins in the distance. There seemed to be dozens of them - all black and about 5 or 6 feet long and headed Southeast. With military precision, they leapt out of the water clearing the huge swells by several feet. It was a very impressive sight. Somehow they looked very solemn and determined - unlike the playful group that we sometimes see alongside at night.